The principal at Robert B. Turner Elementary School passed away last night following a lengthy illness, according to information posted on the Anderson County school district’s website.

“It is with deep sadness that we inform you about the death of Robert B. Turner Principal Wayne Reese. Mr. Reese had been diagnosed with cancer in the summer of 2016,” Superintendent Sheila Mitchell is quoted as saying on the website.

In what was believed to be the single largest drug bust in Anderson County history, police seized 1 kilogram of the powerful drug fentanyl and arrested two Lawrenceburg men they say are tied to an international drug organization.

Two Lawrenceburg men investigators say are tied to an international drug organization were arrested Tuesday night for possession of 1 kilogram of the powerful drug fentanyl, according to Sheriff Joe Milam of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.

Gadiel Ortiz-Flores and Brian Hensley, both of 412 East Court St., were arrested on a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl after the sheriff’s office and the Lexington DEA Task Force combined to make the bust following a lengthy investigation.

Taylor Brown knew her free throw attempts were so big that she called for divine help Saturday afternoon.

The Anderson County High School girls’ basketball team was clinging to a 50-47 lead over 30th District rival Spencer County when Brown, who had been scoreless, stepped to the free throw line for two shots with 13 seconds to play.

“She told us to pray for her so she would hit her shot,” smiled teammate Lauren Boblitt. “I told her I knew she could hit it.”

It’s not often that I have interactions with school principals. Given the way local sports are covered when I do have to talk to an administrator, it is usually a high school principal about coaching changes, problems or superlatives in the athletic department or something as basic as special accommodations during tournament play.